214
FZNT24 KNHC 201517
OFFNT4
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1017 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE AVERAGE
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.
GMZ001-210330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
1017 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
SYNOPSIS
A SURFACE RIDGE EXTENDING WESTWARD FROM A 1019 MB HIGH
PRESSURE SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO LOCALLY
FRESH SOUTHERLY WINDS AND MODERATE SEAS AT THE CENTRAL AND
WESTERN GULF THROUGH SAT NIGHT. LOCALLY STRONG E TO SE WINDS WILL
PULSE NORTH OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA, EACH AFTERNOON AND NIGHT AS
A TROUGH DEVELOPS DAILY OVER THE REGION. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF SAT NIGHT AND SHIFT ACROSS THE BASIN
THROUGH EARLY MON, BRINGING FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND
ROUGH SEAS. GALE-FORCE WINDS AND VERY ROUGH SEAS ARE PROBABLE
OFFSHORE OF TAMPICO AND VERACRUZ SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT.
BOTH WINDS AND SEAS SHOULD GRADUALLY SUBSIDE EARLY NEXT WEEK IN
THE WAKE OF THE FRONT.
GMZ040-210330-
NW GULF OF AMERICA INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
1017 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
TODAY
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
TONIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL.
SAT
SE WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL
LATE.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
TUE
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
GMZ041-210330-
SW LOUISIANA OFFSHORE WATERS INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANK MARINE
SANCTUARY-
1017 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
TODAY
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE
SWELL.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
GMZ056-210330-
N CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA OFFSHORE WATERS-
1017 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
TODAY
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO W 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE TO S SWELL.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN W TO NW SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
MON
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
GMZ057-210330-
NE GULF OF AMERICA N OF 26N E OF 87W-
1017 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
TODAY
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S SWELL.
SUN
W OF 85W, NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. E OF 85W, W WINDS
10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW TO N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO
11 FT W OF 85W, AND 6 TO 8 FT E OF 85W.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
MON
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
W OF 85W, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SE
TO S 10 KT LATE. E OF 85W, N WINDS 10 KT IN THE
EVENING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW
SWELL.
GMZ058-210330-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
1017 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
..GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY
TODAY
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL LATE.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO
NE SWELL.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO
E SWELL.
TUE
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
GMZ045-210330-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 91W AND 94W-
1017 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
TODAY
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING N TO NE
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.
SUN
S OF 24N, N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF
24N, N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N
SWELL.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
TUE
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
GMZ046-210330-
CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 91W-
1017 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
TODAY
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL.
SAT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N, AND SE TO S
10 KT N OF 24N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. S OF 24N, SEAS 2 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO
6 TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 24N, SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N
SWELL.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N TO
NE SWELL.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
GMZ047-210330-
SE GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF
FLORIDA-
1017 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
TODAY
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
S OF 24N, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N
OF 24N, W WINDS 10 KT, BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON, SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
MON
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
GMZ048-210330-
SW GULF OF AMERICA S OF 22N W OF 94W-
1017 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
..GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT
TODAY
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO N LATE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
MON
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
TUE
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
GMZ049-210330-
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE-
1017 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
TODAY
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT
IN NE SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW TO
N SWELL.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 KT, SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
TUE
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
GMZ050-210330-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
1017 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
TODAY
SE WINDS 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE TO
E SWELL.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO E TO SE 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
W OF 90W, N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF
90W, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT W OF 90W,
AND 6 TO 9 FT E OF 90W.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FORECASTER CHAN
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page